Product Analysis Continued:

As mentioned previously and as you can see in the above picture is solid aluminum base of Aero 7 Lite. We have to admit that we had doubts considering the fact that the base was not made out of copper since copper base heatsinks tend to perform better. As a matter of fact we were pretty sure that Aero 7 Lite would not outperform Aero 7+ due to the fact that it was the little brother/sister of Aero 7+. Anyways, back to the base. There is a little round copper center in this heatsink, which fits right on the center of AMD processors. The copper insert approximately measures 6.9mm, which is pretty good considering the fact that it fits right on the die of the processor. As you can see that there is a little gray thing, which is blocking the view of the actual copper insert. The gray thing is an adhesive that CoolerMaster put on it by default but it can be easily replaced with Artic Silver III or the adhesive of your choice. Other than the little copper insert the base is solid aluminum.

Since we are not sure about the dimensions of the fan we will assume what is written on the actual box of Aero 7 Lite, which is 80X80X80. CoolerMaster and other cooling manufacturers nowadays are including bigger fans with their heatsinks that run at slower rpms. The reason for this is being the noise. Everyone hates noise or at least we do. No one wants their computer to sound like a jet engine flying by while they are working on their computers. Air Pressure is approximately 2.9~10.7mm which is more than fine. The fan itself performs at about 1900~3500 rpms which reduces the noise level. As you can see that the fan on this heatsink is placed sideways instead of the traditional way in which the fan is basically laying sideways. The strategy behind this is that the fan will provide direct air on the heatsink and will not leave a blankspot in the very center of the heatsink, which degrades the performance of the heatsink. CoolerMaster is really sneaky about their heatsink designs. This shows the true art of engineering a heatsink. The fan looks kind of attractive with the sea green type of color. So if you are an avid LAN partier and like to show off your components this fan will certainly provide you with something to show off among your friends.

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